special interest group in software testing - anztb · 2014-02-26 · australia and new zealand...

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25th February 2014

Sydney

Facilitated by Leanne Howard & Steve Toms

Special Interest Group in

Software Testing

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Agenda5:30pm Welcome & ANZTB update

5:40pm Session 1: Adapting to Change and Becoming aSignificant Software Tester with Kristian Soriano

6:15pm Networking & Refreshments

6:45pm Session 2: Best Practices and Communication Management with Mahesh Babu Bachina

7:30pm Close


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Adapting to Change and Becoming a

Significant Software Tester

Kristian Soriano

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What I’ve learned on being a sole tester in an agile project

team while overseeing a remote test team


Outline

1. Traditional vs. Agile Testing

2. Being the Sole Tester in a Project Team

3. Working with a Remote Testing Group

4. Working Effectively with the Team

5. Becoming a Valuable Member of the Team

6. Successful vs. Best vs. Significant


Traditional vs. Agile Testing• role and goal – same

• timing of testing – before, during, after dev

• length of testing – shorter

• testing approach – iterative, continuous

• level of involvement – greater

• team and reporting structure – part of dev, no test manager

Challenges• working with the scrum team • dependency to tester• responding to change• schedule of testing• prejudice


Being Sole Tester in a

Project Team• true agile means no dedicated job function/title• but team wants a member with strong testing

background, domain knowledge and technical competency

Roles

• review requirements, design, code & test results• Work closely with dev for “confirmatory” testing• work with remote test group for regression and

automation

Challenges

• time• resource - dev to tester ratio• quality• trust • blame


Overseeing a Remote

Testing Group• independent integration, regression and

automation• production-readiness testing

Roles

• release test manager – master test plan• support and direction

Challenges

• location and time difference• knowledge / know-how• boring repetitive tasks• people management• resource and schedule


Working Effectively with

the TeamWith Developers

• don’t forget about their ego• talk to them before logging issues• don’t treat them as enemy• initiate collaboration• compliment them

With BA, PM, SM, PO

• help in defining and refining requirements• make sure they understand severity of an issue• provide honest and meaningful feedback• be realistic with planning and schedule • take ownership of defect management


Becoming Valuable Member of

the Team – As Tester• be flexible, creative and

efficient

• encourage face-to-face conversation

• focus on value-added activities

• respect and trust

• don’t dive into something

• report quality and complete issue

• don’t be defensive

• take responsibility

• be confident

• involve yourself

• don’t repeat the same mistakes

• mentor colleagues

• work smarter, not harder

• learn new things

• do what makes sense!


Successful vs. Best vs. Significant

• meets expectations

• happy with your current roles and responsibilities

• exceeds expectations

• team is happy to have you on the team

• exceptional - above and beyond expectations

• management is happy to have you on the company

• satisfaction + meaning + inspiration + positive impact

Successful

Best

Significant


Let us aim to become a

more Significant Software

Tester!


Thank youAny questions?


Networking & Refreshments

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Best Practices and Communication

Management

Mahesh Babu Bachina

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Agenda

� About Myself

� Key Focused initiatives

� 5 Point Approach

� Tools & Techniques

� Productivity

� Process

� Communication Management

� Thank You


About Myself

Professional Background

Mahesh Bachina has 11.6 years’ experience in software testing with key responsibilities in building, motivating and managing test teams, conduct strategic test planning, managing multiple test phases for projects across various domains that includes Retail Banking, Mobile Backend Applications, SMS and MMS Gateways, Mobile Billing System, Healthcare and Infringement Management System, Business Intelligence systems and SOA applications.

Personal Interests

Short film making


Key Focused Initiatives for Q&CI

Quality and

Continuous

Improvement

Productivity

Tools &

TechniquesProcess


5 Point Approach

5Point Approach

Repetitive

Identical

SequentialTime Bound

Physical

Monitoring


Tools & Techniques

Risk Based Testing

Orthogonal Array

Technique

DP Analysis

AutomationReduce

COQ +

Improve

DDE


Productivity

5Point Approach

Regression Test Automation

Tools &

Techniques

Productivity (TCP and TCE) Improvement


Process

• Mandate internal review for all deliverables

• Manage checklists

• Analyze review comments

• Cross functional KTs for effective peer review

• Track and Implement RCA learning’s

Review

• Check point meeting to track deliverable

milestones

• Analyze review comments

• Internal audits

Deliverables Management

• Seek sign-offs on deliverables

• Provide Quality Assessment report at regular

intervals

Adherence to Process


Communication Management

Customer Needs

Stake holders Concerns on

ET deliverables

Unstable applications

Stake holders are happy with ET deliverables

Sweet Spot

Sour Spot

�Address the concerns and improve Stake Holders confidence

� Strategy to stabilize the application.

Strategy

Strategy

Strategy

Strategy

Stable applications

�Provide data points on consistent high DDE/ COQ etc and explain improvement initiatives and RBT strategy and to stake holders

� Identify RBT opportunities for these applications


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